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The Proposition

  • 19981998
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  • 1h 50m
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6.2/10
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Kenneth Branagh and Madeleine Stowe in The Proposition (1998)
Longing to have a baby, a sterile 1930s Bostonian hires a man to impregnate his wife.
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Longing to have a baby, a sterile 1930s Bostonian hires a man to impregnate his wife.Longing to have a baby, a sterile 1930s Bostonian hires a man to impregnate his wife.Longing to have a baby, a sterile 1930s Bostonian hires a man to impregnate his wife.
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    • Lesli Linka Glatter
    • Rick Ramage
  • Stars
    • Kenneth Branagh
    • Madeleine Stowe
    • William Hurt
    • Lesli Linka Glatter
    • Rick Ramage
  • Stars
    • Kenneth Branagh
    • Madeleine Stowe
    • William Hurt
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    • 43User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
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    Kenneth Branagh, William Hurt, and Madeleine Stowe in The Proposition (1998)
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    Kenneth Branagh, William Hurt, and Madeleine Stowe in The Proposition (1998)
    Kenneth Branagh, William Hurt, and Madeleine Stowe in The Proposition (1998)
    Blythe Danner in The Proposition (1998)
    David Byrd in The Proposition (1998)
    Kenneth Branagh, Blythe Danner, and David Byrd in The Proposition (1998)
    Madeleine Stowe in The Proposition (1998)
    Kenneth Branagh in The Proposition (1998)
    Josef Sommer in The Proposition (1998)
    William Hurt and Blythe Danner in The Proposition (1998)
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    • Trivia
      The screenwriter, Rick Ramage, said the song "Elenor Rigby" by The Beatles was a catalyst in developing the story.
    • Goofs
      The narration of this movie is supposed to be Father McKinnon telling the story to Hannibal Thurman, yet there are parts of the story that Hannibal is in which would certainly not have to be told to Hannibal by McKinnon. If that isn't bad enough, there is a part of the narration (right after Roger agrees to be the surrogate father) that McKinnon says "Hannibal knew that.........." even though it is Hannibal he is talking to.
    • Quotes

      Father Michael McKinnon: You're probably the one person in the world Arthur Barret respects enough to fear, loves enough to kill for.

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      Featured in At the Movies: Wild Things/Niagara, Niagara/Mr. Nice Guy/Wide Awake/Fireworks (1998)
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    Never in the field of Film Making has so much talent been wasted on so much crap
    You know there must be a problem when a recent film appears on TV with a cast that includes William Hurt, Kenneth Branagh, Madeleine Stowe, Robert Loggia and Blythe Danner and you've never heard of it. I guess my suspicions were aroused when the TV Channel shoved it out at 3 o'clock in the morning, but I really didn't think it could be that bad.

    I was wrong. One of the previous comments summed this film up far better than I could but I would still like someone to tell me who the hell is Blythe Danner supposed to be? The mother, sister, best friend,'Mrs Danvers', I still haven't got a clue. I'm certainly not going to watch it again just to find out..

    However, by far the saddest thing about this movie is watching talent like Blythe Danner, Madeleine Stowe and William Hurt being wasted in rubbish like this (I didn't miss out Mr Branagh by accident , incidentally).

    Come on Hollywood, give them something decent to get their teeth into!
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    • Release date
      • March 27, 1998 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Castle Hill, Crane Estate - 280 Argilla Road, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
    • Production companies
      • Interscope Communications
      • Polygram Filmed Entertainment
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    • 1 hour 50 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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